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SOLEUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does soleus mean? 

SOLEUS (noun)
  The noun SOLEUS has 1 sense:

1. a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscleplay

  Familiarity information: SOLEUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SOLEUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

soleus; soleus muscle

Hypernyms ("soleus" is a kind of...):

skeletal muscle; striated muscle (a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes)

Holonyms ("soleus" is a part of...):

calf; sura (the muscular back part of the shank)


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